Sunday, April 24, 2011

My Caulked-Up Lanai

In response to popular demand (OK, one guy with questionable judgment), I am pleased to present the long-promised photos of my completed lanai ("luh-NYE," rhymes with - uh -  nothing, really).  The caulking adventure took place about 30 inches above the painting on the wall.  Here's the view looking west:



And east:


And a detail shot of the dining area:


Yes, those are little ceramic birdies on the chairs.  And a hard-to-photograph shot of Judy's neon flamingo:


The neighbors are especially fond of that last one.

And the caulking job?  Well, the roof still leaks, but only during tornadoes.

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5 comments:

  1. itsmecissyApril 25, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    LOVE the ceramic birdies on the chairs. The neon pink flamingo, not so much (sorry Judith). I think it's a Florida-thing. I do, however, love the cheap plastic flamingos sold at the Orchard Supply Hardware store.

    Nice job on the lanai. Let's hope for no tornadoes.

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  2. NewtApril 25, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Hi Cissy

    Not a Florida thing so much as a Judy thing. Most of her collection (I know, I know...) is less - um - assertive than the neon.

    The tornado ripped through about 3 weeks ago, touching down 100 yards away. Took out some trees and a couple of roofs (not mine). Tornadoes, as you know, are fatally attracted to trailer parks, which is why trailer parks now cluster under an assumed name: "mobile home communities.'

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  3. Pam Beers.April 25, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    I LOVE the neon flamingo! It's something I can have a lot of fun with.

    Friends of ours put 50 pink flamingo statues in a neighbor's yard to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. If only I had that neon sign!

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  4. NewtApril 25, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    OK, so we've established that you're a tacky-flamingo girl, while itsmecissy favors those classy ceramic birdies. A psychologist could have a field day with this.

    There are lots of places to order the neon birds on-line. $50 is a good price for the 17-inch connoisseur's model.

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  5. Pam Beers.April 26, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    I'm into tacky on occassion.

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